Relates to licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages on licensees who sell at retail for on-premises consumption; provides an exemption for 10 Cipriani restaurants; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof.
Directs the commission of corrections and community supervision to establish an annual heat mitigation plan; directs the extreme heat action plan work group of the department of environmental conservation to analyze the impact of extreme heat on incarcerated individuals and people working in prisons.
Amends various provisions governing certificates of qualification for clinical laboratories and blood banks; provides for the department of health to prescribe minimum qualifications; provides that certificates shall cover all laboratory work; increases fees; requires work standards for cytotechnologists to be as stringent as federal regulations; removes registration requirement.
This bill reduces the standard period of probable usefulness for zero-emission school buses from twelve years to eight years. The change directly affects school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, and county vocational education boards by altering how long these vehicles are counted for financial and leasing purposes. Specifically, the legislation shortens the maximum lease term for these buses and adjusts the timeframe used to calculate state aid for capital expenses related to their purchase or lease. Additionally, it updates the assumed amortization period for debt service associated with zero-emission buses and related infrastructure like charging stations.
Provides that low-income subsidy data transmitted from the social security administration to local departments of social services in accordance with section 1144(c)(3) of the federal social security act shall be treated as an application for the medicare savings program, without requiring submission of another application.
This bill expands health insurance benefits for surviving spouses and domestic partners of New York City fire protection inspectors and their supervisors. It allows these family members to enroll in the same health coverage available to retired firefighters, provided they pay 102% of the group rate within one year of the member's death. The legislation specifically defines eligible deceased employees as those who worked as fire protection inspectors, associate inspectors, emergency medical technicians, or advanced emergency medical technicians, or who directly supervised these roles. Signed into law in December 2024, the measure ensures that families of these specific fire department personnel retain access to medical insurance after the employee passes away.
Includes water-works corporations in the definition of "utility corporation" for purposes of automated identification of OTDA assistance program participants; provides for automated identification of OTDA assistance program participants for participation in water service affordability programs.
Requires at least $8,500,000 credited to the spinal cord injury research trust fund from the mandatory surcharges and crime victim assistance fees required in certain vehicle and traffic cases.
Requires the development of a "what mortgage applicants need to know" pamphlet on residential mortgages; provides such pamphlet shall be posted and printed in the 6 most common non-English languages spoken by individuals with limited English proficiency in New York state.
This bill allows police officer Lee Weinstein to count his time working for the Village of Greenwood Lake toward a special 20-year retirement plan, rather than the standard plan he was placed in. The officer missed the deadline to join the special plan due to reasons outside his control, and the law now permits him to receive credit for that service if both the Village and the Town of Chester agree to pay the extra costs. Each local government must officially vote to accept these costs within one year of the bill becoming law, and they will share the financial burden over a ten-year period. Once the towns agree and the officer applies, he will gain full retirement benefits associated with the special plan for his service during those years.
Increases the percentage of hotel and motel tax authorized to be collected by the county of Albany from 6% to 6.5%; extends the authority of the county of Albany to impose and collect such tax for an additional three years.
Authorizes the trustees of the Tuckahoe Common School district to submit a proposition to reorganize as the Tuckahoe-Shinnecock Union Free School District.
